Living With Earth (PB)

Living With Earth is ideal for those students, fostering a better understanding of how they interact with Earth and how their actions can affect Earth's environmental health. The informal, reader-friendly presentation is organized around a few unifying perspectives: how the various Earth systems interact with one another; how Earth affects people (creating hazards but also providing essential resources); and how people affect Earth. Greater emphasis is placed on environment and sustainability than on geology. Essential scientific foundations are presented, but the ultimate goal is to connect students proactively to their role as stakeholders in Earth's future.